"A Pair of Silk Stockings" and The Awakening (Ch. I - XVIII) Vocabulary

Accede

v. to agree to a request or demand

Capricious

adj. governed or characterized by impulsivity or unpredictability

Consternation

n. amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

Countenance

n. look, expression; face, visage: especially: the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character

Demure

adj. reserved or modest in manner

Desultory

adj. marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose; random

Effulgence

n. radiant splendor, brilliance

Fastidious

adj. characterized by a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude

Imperious

adj. marked by arrogant assurance

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Impervious

adj. not capable of being damaged or harmed

Impetuous

adj. marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

Iota

n. an infinitesimal amount

Judicious

adj. having exercising, or characterized by sound judgement

Languor

n. listless indolence or inertia; lazy

the state or feeling, often pleasant of tiredness or inertia

Matronly

adj. having the character of or suitable to a matron: married women

Mystic

adj. inducing a feeling of awe or wonder

Ply

v. to use or wield diligently

Ponderous

adj. unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size

of very great weight

Propensity

n. an often intense natural inclination or preference

Prudery

n. the characteristic quality or state of being attentive to propriety or decorum

Remonstrate

v. to say or plead in protest, reproof, or opposition

Reproach

n. an expression of rebuke or disapproval

v. to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person) for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of amendment

Supercilious

adj. coolly and patronizingly haughty; arrogant

Tacit

adj. expressed or carried on without words or speech

Tortuous

adj. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns